Tie rack



Dec. 14, 1948. v G. s. MOORE 2,456,527

TIE RACK Filed April 9, 1947 INVENTOR.

Patented Dec. 14, 1948 UNITED TIE RACK Guy S. Moore, FallRiver, Mass, assignor to Alfred Lagasse, Boston, Mass.

Application April 9, 1947, Serial No. 740,456

This invention relates to improvements in a tie rack.

It is an object of the invention to provide a simple but sturdy tie rack having outstanding tie bars upon which ties may be readily hung and firmly held until it is desired to remove them. It is a feature of the improved rack that each tie bar is itself rigid and is, so mounted in respect to a coiled spring as to be easily swung to receive or release a tie.

The best mode in which I have contemplated applying the principles of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings but these are to be deemed illustrative for it is intended that the patent shall cover by suitable expression in the appended claims whatever features of patentable novelty are disclosed.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective of a tie rack embodying my improvements;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion of the base member;

Fig. 3 is an elevation in section, taken as on line 3'3 of Fig. 2, of the base member alone; and

Fig. 4 is a similar elevation in section of the complete rack.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings the improved tie rack has a base member I which may be of any length desired according to the number of ties to be supported. A series of vertically disposed cross slots 2 are formed crosswise of the base member, being sawed therein if the member is made of wood or being molded therein if the material is a plastic. Near the rear or inner edge of the base member a shallow and narrow longitudinal groove 3 is formed. This preferably extends from end to end of the base member I but instead of one such continuous groove, a series of short grooves could be formed with each intersecting as it were one of the cross slots 2. Near the front or outer edge of the base member are a series of vertically disposed holes 4, the axis of each hole coinciding with the central vertical plane of a cross slot 2. The holes 4, however, extend deeper into the base member than do the cross slots 2 and serve as sockets for a series of compression springs 5.

A cover member 6 overlies the base member and may be secured thereto by screws 1. Along its rear or inner edge, in the surface adjacent the base member, is formed a longitudinal groove 8 which extends parallel to and registers with the groove 3 in the base member. A thin ful- 2 Claims. (Cl. 211-89') crum strip 9 is inserted in the groove thus formed by the two grooves 3 and 8 of the base and cover members respectively. The cover member 6 has a portion 6a which extends beyond the outer face of the base member I and forms one element of the holding means for the ties.

The other holding element is a rigid tie bar l0, which may be made of wood, metal or a plastic. On one edge, near one end, is a notch [0a arranged to receive the fulcrum strip 9 when the tie bar is inserted in a cross slot 2. With the notch engaging the fulcrum strip, the tie bar extends forward and rests on the coiled spring 5. Upon the cover member being applied to the base member, all the tie bars are pressed downward against the resistance of their respective springs, and thereupon the cover member and base member are secured together by the screws 1. The tie rack thus assembled can then be secured to a vertical surface, such as the door of a closet, by screws II.

To place a tie on the rack, the tie is looped, as suggested in Fig. 1 and the loop laid on the outstanding portion of a tie bar It]. By pulling downward slightly on the tie the bar II] can be swung downward about the strip 9 as a fulcrum against the resistance of a spring. It is to be noted that in the disclosed arrangement of the fulcrum strip, spring and tie bar the leverage is favorable to the user. As the bar is depressed the tie is slipped along the bar toward the rear, thus passing under the overhanging portion 8a of the cover. Thereupon the pull on the tie is released to permit the spring to swing the tie bar upward and clamp the tie between it and the cover member. Note that in this position the leverage is such that the tie is firmly held in place. To release a tie one merely grasps the depending portions of the tie and with a slight downward pressure pulls the tie free from the rack.

It is considered a desirable feature that the tie bar itself is a rigid element and that its holding power on the tie is effected by a separate simple coiled spring. This arrangement enables the tie bar to withstand considerable abuse if the user inadvertently exerts more pressure on the tie bar than is really needed. It only results in the spring being further compressed until the tie bar rests on the bottom of a slot 2, thus preventing any undue compressing of the spring.

Iclaim:

1. A tie rack having a base member adapted to be secured to a vertical surface, a series of slots extending across said base member in a direction away from the vertical surface, a crosspiece mounted in a groove in the base member at the inner end of each slot depending therein adjacent the upper edge thereof, a vertically disposed hole adjacent the outer edge of each slot, a compression spring in each hole; a tiesupporting bar in each slot, fulcrumed on said cross-piece, resting on said spring, and' exterrd ing outward beyond said base member; and a cover member secured to the top of said base member and extending therebeyond over a por tion of the tie bar whereby a tie may be yieldingly held between the tie bar and said cover.

2. A tie rack comprising a 'baseme'mber having a cross slot and a hole near one edge extending below said slot, a compression-spring in said hole, a cover member extending beyond the edge of the base member adjacent saidhol'e, and a tie bar extending outward from said slot Number REFERENCES CITED .The following references are of record in the I file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 7 Name Date 665,269 Rooney Jan. 1, 1901 210261746 Moore Jan. 7, 1936 2,209,953 Youngquist Aug. 6, 1940 2,239,331 Davis Apr. 29, 1941 Wilburn I. Sept. 30, 1947 

